Kessler, Columbia University, New York, Louis James Kraus, Rush University, Chicago Shiraz Butt, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center Marshall Field IV Building 1720 West Polk Street Chicago, IL 60612 USAĬarol L. Washburn, Research Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, USA, Dulcan, Osterman Professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, USA, snapping turtles typically hatch within their nest in the late. Mericle, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, USA, McClelland, Research Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, USA,Īmy A. Abram, Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, USA, Lake Shore Drive Room 900 Chicago, IL 60611 USA, Coon Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director Psycho-Legal Studies Program Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University 710 N. Psychiatric disorders of youth in detention.For example, although six studies present rates of multiple disorders, only four of those examine patterns of psychiatric comorbidity among juvenile detainees (Domalanta et al., 2003 Duclos et al., 1998 Pliszka et al., 2000 Shelton, 2001). These studies do not provide data that are comprehensive enough to guide juvenile justice policy. Table 2.1 lists studies published in the United States since 1990 that examined the diagnostic characteristics of incarcerated and detained juveniles. Without sound data on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, however, defining the best means to use and enhance the juvenile justice system's scarce mental health resources is difficult.Īlthough epidemiological data are key to understanding the psychiatric disorders of juvenile detainees, few empirical studies exist. Like adult prisoners, juvenile detainees with serious mental disorders have a constitutional right under the 8th and 14th Amendments to needed services (American Association of Correctional Psychology, 2000 The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2005 Soler, 2002 Costello & Jameson, 1987). Despite the difficulty of handling such youth, providing them with psychiatric services may be critical to breaking the cycle of recidivism.Ī comprehensive understanding of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among juvenile detainees is an important step toward meeting their needs. In 2003, over 96 000 juvenile offenders were in custody in juvenile residential placement facilities (Sickmund et al., 2006). The juvenile justice system faces a significant challenge in identifying and responding to the psychiatric disorders of detained youth.
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